Foreign investors may quit if China tightens up labour law – Christine Buckley

From Times Online:

A reform of Chinese labour laws may lead foreign investors to leave the People’s Republic in favour of rival Asian nations with weaker labour standards, employers have said.

A Bill introducing tough laws that prevent the exploitation of workers, including regulations that exceed some European standards, is heading for the Chinese People’s Congress. The Bill is being tabled at a time of heightened industrial unrest and soaring wage inflation. [Full Text]

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